(All relationships are shown relative to Maree Woods (nee Falk) for ease of referencing)
World War 1
Colourised film footage from WW1
Harold Joseph Carbery: Grandson of James Seymour and Sarah Hore. Great nephew of William Hore and Margaret Rebecca Seymour (Maree’s paternal Great-Great Grandparents).
Leo Andrew Carbery: Grandson of James Seymour and Sarah Hore. Great nephew of William Hore and Margaret Rebecca Seymour (Maree’s paternal Great-Great Grandparents).
Arthur Ernest Chanter: Son of Maria Ann Hore and Frederick Moore Chanter; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore, cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Died August 25, 1916, in the Battle of Pozieres in the Somme, France. Buried in Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Somme, Picardie, France.
Frederick William Chanter: Son of Maria Ann Hore and Frederick Moore Chanter; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore, cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
James William Chanter: Son of Maria Ann Hore and Frederick Moore Chanter; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore, cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Patrick Cleary: Son of Thomas Francis Cleary and Elizabeth Walsh; nephew of Margaret Mary Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandmother).
Peter James Considine: Grandson of Flora McInnes and Patrick Considine; cousin of Donald McInnes the father of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Fergus James Durack: Grandson of Gregor McInnes and Anne Gibson; cousin of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Died May 24th,1915, in Gallipoli. He is buried in the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.
Clifford Apolinares Flinn: Son of Patrick Flinn and Mary Ann Clifford; nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
James Parnell Flinn: Son of Michael Flinn and Elizabeth Harrington; nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Patrick James Flinn: Son of Joseph James Flinn and Honora Maria Kane; brother of Joseph Benedict Flinn (WW2); nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Peter Thomas Flinn: Son of Michael Flinn and Elizabeth Harrington; nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Thomas Joseph Flinn: Son of John Robert Flinn and Margaret Mary Cleary; maternal great-uncle of Maree Woods.
Albert Edward Granya Garde: Son of Emily Johanna Hore and John Bastion Garde; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore; cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
John Garde: Son of Emily Johanna Hore and John Bastion Garde; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore; cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
John Willoughby Henderson: Grandson of Gregor McInnes and Anne Gibson; cousin of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Stanley George Henderson: Grandson of Gregor McInnes and Anne Gibson; cousin of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Died March 26th,1917, in Flanders, France. He is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux memorial.
Alfred Andrew Hore: Son of William Patrick Hore and Flora McInnes; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore; nephew of Margaret Mary McInnes; cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Arnold Wentworth Hore: Son of John Joseph Hore and Florence Huon Mitchell; cousin of Robert Andrew Hore, Jessie Matilda Falk’s father (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Edward Alexander Hore: Son of William Patrick Hore and Flora McInnes; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore; nephew of Margaret Mary McInnes; cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Ernest Thomas Hore: Son of Oliver Joseph Hore and Florence Huon Mitchell; cousin of Robert Andrew Hore, Jessie Matilda Falk’s father (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Eric Huon Hore: Son of John Joseph Hore and Jane Drummond; cousin of Robert Andrew Hore, Jessie Matilda Falk’s father (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Ivan Norman Hore: Son of John Joseph Hore and Jane Drummond; cousin of Robert Andrew Hore, Jessie Matilda Falk’s father (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Leslie Drummond Hore: Son of John Joseph Hore and Jane Drummond; cousin of Robert Andrew Hore, Jessie Matilda Falk’s father (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Oliver Gordon Hore: Great-grandson of John Hore and Elizabeth Love; Son of John Hore and Ann Pankhurst; John Hore is the first cousin of Robert Andrew Hore.
Major Robert William Hore DSO: Great-grandson of John Hore and Elizabeth Love; Grandson of Andrew Hore (brother of William Hore); son of Oliver Hore (cousin of Robert Andrew Hore); second cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Twice acknowledged for exceptional valour by Field Marshall, Sir Douglas Haig, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. Awarded a Distinguished Service Order (often regarded as an acknowledgement that the officer had only just missed out on the award of the Victoria Cross) by King George VI.
Died 9th October 1918 in the Battle of the Somme in France. Buried in Saint Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.
Robert had four brothers who also served in WW1: Ernest Thomas Hore, Roger Oliver Hore, Leslie Drummond Hore and Ivan Norman Hore, all of whom returned to Australia. Robert’s brother-in-law, Edmund Bond, was also killed while on active service. Robert was a widower when he enlisted, having suffered the loss of his wife, Louisa, in 1914. He was survived by his son, Bryce, who was two when his mother died and 6 when his father died. Bryce enlisted in the Second World War.
Stanley Jeffrey Hore: Grandson of John Joseph Hore and Florence Huon Mitchell; cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Died in a Japanese POW camp in Indonesia, April 9th, 1945. Buried in the Jakarta War Cemetery.
Walter Donald Hore: Son of William Patrick Hore and Flora McInnes; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore; nephew of Margaret Mary McInnes; cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
William John Hore: Son of William Patrick Hore and Flora McInnes; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore; nephew of Margaret Mary McInnes; cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
George Michael Hummerston: Son of Michael Hummerston and Mary Jane McCracken; half-brother of Rhoda Hummerston, great-grandmother of Anthony Woods. Also served in WW2.
Horace Stanley Hummerston: Son of Charles Francis Hummerston and Elizabeth Jane Watson; nephew of Rhoda Hummerston, great-grandmother of Anthony Woods.
Captured by the Germans on 17 April 1917. Interned at Karlsruhe and repatriated as a POW on 1 January 1919.
Richard Goldsmith Hummerston: Son of Richard Ernest Hummerston and Catherine Jane Goldsmith; nephew of Rhoda Hummerston, great-grandmother of Anthony Woods.
Harry Andrew Christopher Little: Son-in-Law of John Robert Flinn and Margaret Mary Cleary; maternal great-uncle of Maree Woods.
Patrick Thomas McDonnell: Brother of Catherine Sarah McDonnell (Smyth), (Maree’s maternal great-grandmother).
Ernest Morris McGarvey: Son of William James McGarvey and Alice Berry; uncle of June Woods (mother of Anthony Woods).
Died at Ypres, Belgium, October 12, 1917. Buried in the Menin Road South Military Cemetery.
Albert Leslie McInnes: Son of Dugald McInnes and Susannah McRae; nephew of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Allan Leslie McInnes: Son of Andrew McInnes and Maria Waite; nephew of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Allen Andrew McInnes: Grandson of Gregor Mcinnes and Anne Gibson; cousin of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Died June 8th, 1918, in France. He is buried in the Longueau British Cemetery.
Colin Dugald McInnes: Grandson of Gregor McInnes and Anne Gibson; cousin of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Died November 12th,1915, in Canakkale on the Gallipoli Peninsula. He was buried at sea and he is commerated on the Lone Pine Memorial.
Ewen Gibson McInnes: Son of Dugald McInnes and Susannah McRae; nephew of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Hugh Samuel McInnes: Grandson of Gregor McInnes and Anne Gibson; cousin of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
John Lachlan McInnes: Son of Angus McInnes and Eliza Horne; cousin of Donald McInnes the father of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Lachlan McInnes: Son of Alexander McInnes and Margaret Cade; cousin of Donald McInnes the father of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Died November 14th,1916, in France. He is buried in the Warlencorrt British Cemetery in the Calais region of France.
Reginald Septimus McInnes: Grandson of Gregor McInnes and Anne Gibson; cousin of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Percy Robert Munro: husband of Grace Louisa Falk; brother-in-law of Harold Charles Falk (Maree’s paternal grandfather).
Bernard Joseph O’Reilly: Son of Johanna Byrne and Thomas O’Reilly; cousin of Catherine (nee McDonnell) and nephew of Ann Smyth (O’Reilly) (Maree’s maternal great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother).
Died September 28, 1917, in Ypres, Belgium. His name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial.
Everard Christopher Powderly: Husband of Annie May Smyth. (Maree’s maternal great-uncle).
George William Seymour: Grandson of James Seymour and Sarah Hore. Great nephew of William Hore and Margaret Rebecca Seymour (Maree’s paternal Great-Great Grandparents).
James Martin Voss: Son of Matilda Hore and Ferdinand Hans Voss; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore; cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Died October 17, 1916, in West Flanders, Belgium. Buried in Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium.
William Henry Voss: Son of Matilda Hore and Ferdinand Hans Voss; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore; cousin of Jessie Matilda Falk (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
Richard James Waite: Son of Jessie Ann McInnes and John Thomas Waite; nephew of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
James William Woods: Son of Elizabeth Falk and James Henry Woods; grandson of Christian Casimir Falk and Sarah Venables (Maree’s paternal great-great-grandparents).
Roydon Hunter Woods: Grandfather of Anthony Woods; grandfather-in-law of Maree Woods.
William Henry Woods: Brother of Roydon Woods
World War 2
Robert Appleton: Son of Samuel John Appleton and Margaret Rose Hore; Grandson of Robert Andrew Hore and Margaret Mary McInnes; first cousin of Maree’s father, Harold Falk.
John Lawrence Armstrong: Grandson of Michael Flinn and Elizabeth Harrington; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s paternal great-grandfather).
Kevin George Armstrong: Grandson of Michael Flinn and Elizabeth Harrington; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s paternal great-grandfather).
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Michael Joseph Armstrong: Grandson of Michael Flinn and Elizabeth Harrington; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s paternal great-grandfather).
Percy Seymour Carbery: Grandson of James Seymour and Sarah Hore. Great nephew of William Hore and Margaret Rebecca Seymour (Maree’s paternal Great-Great Grandparents).
Ambrose John James Clarke: Grandson of Mary Ann Flinn and Ambrose Clarke; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Daniel Joseph Clarke: Grandson of Mary Ann Flinn and Ambrose Clarke; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather)
Harold Francis Michael Cleary: Grandson of Michael Ennis Cleary and Maria Madden; great-nephew of Margaret Cleary (nee Flinn, Maree’s maternal great-grandmother).
John Ennis Cleary: Grandson of Patrick Cleary and Barbara Flinn; great-nephew of Margaret Cleary (nee Flinn, Maree’s maternal great-grandmother) and great-nephew of John Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
James Edward Coffey: Grandson of Flora McInnes and Patrick Considine; cousin of Donald McInnes the father of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
John Francis Coffey: Grandson of Flora McInnes and Patrick Considine; cousin of Donald McInnes the father of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Peter Anthony Coffey: Grandson of Flora McInnes and Patrick Considine; cousin of Donald McInnes the father of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
William Henry Coffey: Grandson of Flora McInnes and Patrick Considine; cousin of Donald McInnes the father of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
James Joseph Cross: Grandson of Thomas Cleary and Elizabeth Walsh; great-nephew of Margaret Cleary (nee Flinn, Maree’s maternal great-grandmother).
Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross.
Michael Joseph Cross: Grandson of Patrick Cleary and Barbara Flinn; great-nephew of Margaret Cleary (nee Flinn, Maree’s maternal great-grandmother) and great-nephew of John Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Arthur Leslie Dopper: Son of William John Dopper and Lillian Sainsbury; first cousin of Harold Falk, senior, paternal grandfather of Maree Woods.
Bruce Dopper: Son of William Clifford Arnold Dopper and Bernice Fahy; son of a first cousin of Harold Falk, senior, paternal grandfather of Maree Woods.
Clifford Arnold Dopper: Son of Charles Henry Dopper and Ethel Salisbury; first cousin of Harold Falk, senior, paternal grandfather of Maree Woods.
Keith Raymond Dopper: Son of Charles Henry Dopper and Eva Slinger; first cousin of Harold Falk, senior, paternal grandfather of Maree Woods.
Raymond Ronald Dopper: Son of William George Dopper and Lillian Smith; first cousin of Harold Falk, senior, paternal grandfather of Maree Woods.
Roy William Dopper: Son of William Federation Dopper and Mary Smith; first cousin of Harold Falk, senior, paternal grandfather of Maree Woods.
Stanley Gordon Dopper: Son of William George Dopper and Louisa Matilda Lange; uncle of Harold Falk, senior, paternal grandfather of Maree Woods.
William Federation Dopper: Son of William George Dopper and Louisa Matilda Lange; uncle of Harold Falk, senior, paternal grandfather of Maree Woods.
Roy Duell (Service number VX50636): Husband of Ethel Phyllis Falk (Duell); paternal great-uncle of Maree Woods.
Arthur Allen Fietz: Son of Sophia Amelia Dopper and Carl Fietz; nephew of Amy Dopper (Maree’ paternal great-grandmother).
Bernard Joseph Flinn: Grandson of Michael Flinn junior and Elizabeth Harrington; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather)
James Frazer Flinn: Grandson of Joseph James Flinn junior and Honora Kane; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
John Flinn: Son of James Parnell Flinn (WW1); grandson of Michael Flinn and Elizabeth Harrington; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Joseph Benedict Flinn: Son of Joseph James Flinn and Honora Maria Kane; brother of Patrick James Flinn (WW1); nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Kenneth John Flinn: Grandson of Joseph James Flinn junior and Honora Kane; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Kevin Leo Flinn: Son of John Alphonsus Flinn and Alice Kinnane; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Michael James Flinn: Son of John Alphonsus Flinn and Alice Kinnane; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Sheila Louise Flinn: Daughter of Michael Flinn and Julia Walsh; great-niece of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Bernard Joseph Herrett: Son of Vivian Orlando Herrett and Cecilia O’Brien; Grandson of Margaret Jane Smyth and Henry Rowland Herrett. Nephew of Horace Smyth (Maree’s maternal grandfather).
Vivian Francis Herrett: Son of Vivian Orlando Herrett and Cecilia O’Brien; Grandson of Margaret Jane Smyth and Henry Rowland Herrett. Nephew of Horace Smyth (Maree’s maternal grandfather).
Cecil Ernest Hore: Son of John James Hore and Jessie Hull Webb; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore and Margaret Mary McInnes; first cousin of Maree’s paternal grandmother, Jessie Falk (nee Hore).
Donald Andrew Hore (Service number: V402689): Son of Robert Andrew Hore and Margaret Mary McInnes; paternal great-uncle of Maree Woods.
Athol Reginald Hore: (Service number VX145638): Grandson of Robert Andrew Hore and Margaret Mary McInnes; Son of Sydney West Hore and Leila Minnie Boutcher; first cousin of Maree’s father, Harold Falk.
Geoffrey West Hore (Service number VX50774): Grandson of Robert Andrew Hore and Margaret Mary McInnes; Son of Sydney West Hore and Leila Minnie Boutcher; first cousin of Maree’s father, Harold Falk.
Raymond Thomas Hore (Service number VX53299): Son of Thomas Patrick Hore and Mildred Murray; nephew of Robert Andrew Hore and Margaret Mary McInnes; first cousin of Maree’s paternal grandmother, Jessie Falk (nee Hore).
Roger Oliver Hore: Son of John Joseph Hore and Jane Drummond; cousin of Robert Andrew Hore, Jessie Matilda Falk’s father (Maree’s paternal grandmother).
George Michael Hummerston: Son of Michael Hummerston and Mary Jane McCracken; half-brother of Rhoda Hummerston, great-grandmother of Anthony Woods. Also served in WW1.
Victor William Hummerston: Son of Michael Hummerston and Mary Jane McCracken; half-brother of Rhoda Hummerston, great-grandmother of Anthony Woods.
Claude Gerald Keen: Son of Emma Dopper and Walter Keen; nephew of Amy Dopper (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
William David Kelly: Grandson of Mary Ann Flinn and Ambrose Clarke; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
John Andrew Little: Son of Harry Andrew Little and Mary Agnes Flinn; Grandson of John Robert Flinn and Margaret Mary Cleary; first cousin of Maree’s mother, Maureen Falk (nee Smyth).
Robert Michael Love: Grandson of Michael Flinn and Elizabeth Harrington; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Clarence Vincent Madden: Son of Bridget Mary Cleary and Patrick Madden; nephew of Margaret Cleary (Maree’s maternal great-grandmother).
John ‘Jack’ Francis Madden: Son of Patrick Cleary and Barbara Flinn; great-nephew of John Flinn and Margaret Cleary (Maree’s maternal great-grandparents).
Died November 22, 1943, in a bombing raid over Terracina, Italy. Buried in Valletta, Southern Harbour, Malta.
James Bede McDougall: Grandson of Joseph James Flinn junior and Honora Kane; great-nephew of John Robert Flinn (Maree’s maternal great-grandfather).
Francis Mead: Son of Frances McDonnell and Philip Mead; nephew of Catherine McDonnell; cousin of Horace Smyth (Maree’s maternal grandfather).
Patricia Janet (Cleary) Morris: Granddaughter of Patrick Joseph Cleary and Barbara Flinn; daughter of Thomas Joseph Cleary and Ellen Lucy Arentz; first cousin of Kathleen Flinn, Maree’s grandmother.
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John Francis Murray (Service number 146660): Grandson of Robert Andrew Hore and Margaret Mary McInnes; Son of Annie Catherine Hore and John William Murray; first cousin of Maree’s father, Harold Falk.
Robert Andrew Murray (Service number NX81240): Grandson of Robert Andrew Hore and Margaret Mary McInnes; Son of Annie Catherine Hore and John William Murray; first cousin of Maree’s father, Harold Falk.
Campbell Douglas Osborne: Son of Alice Eva Hore and George Alfred Osborne; first cousin of Maree’s father, Harold Falk.
Horace Charles Osborne: Son of Alice Eva Hore and George Alfred Osborne; first cousin of Maree’s father, Harold Falk.
Andre Samuel Pochon: Husband of Dorothy May Lee, great-granddaughter of Christian Falk and Sarah Venables (Maree’s paternal great-great-grandparents).
Clement Adolphe Raschke: Son of Mary Sophia Dopper and Adolph Raschke; nephew of Amy Dopper (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Douglas George Raschke: Son of Mary Sophia Dopper and Adolph Raschke; nephew of Amy Dopper (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Gordon Theodore Raschke: Son of Mary Sophia Dopper and Adolph Raschke; nephew of Amy Dopper (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Mervyn Lloyd Raschke: Son of Mary Sophia Dopper and Adolph Raschke; nephew of Amy Dopper (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Bernard Joseph Rhodes: Son of Agnes Violet McDonnell and Thomas James Rhodes; nephew of Catherine Sarah McDonnell (Maree’s maternal great-grandmother).
Edward James Rhodes: Son of Agnes Violet McDonnell and Thomas James Rhodes; nephew of Catherine Sarah McDonnell (Maree’s maternal great-grandmother).
James William Rhodes: Son of Johanna Elizabeth McDonnell and John Alexander Rhodes; nephew of Catherine Sarah McDonnell (Maree’s maternal great-grandmother).
Leslie John Rhodes: Son of Johanna Elizabeth McDonnell and John Alexander Rhodes; nephew of Catherine Sarah McDonnell (Maree’s maternal great-grandmother).
Stanislaus Rhodes: Son of Johanna Elizabeth McDonnell and John Alexander Rhodes; nephew of Catherine Sarah McDonnell (Maree’s maternal great-grandmother).
Allen John Smithenbecker (Service number VX16122): Husband of Ivy Irene Falk; paternal great-uncle of Maree Woods.
John Joseph Smyth: Son of John Joseph Smyth and Catherine Sarah McDonnell; maternal great-uncle of Maree Woods.
Thomas John Smyth: Son of John Joseph Smyth and Catherine Sarah McDonnell; cousin of Horace Smyth.
Thomas Patrick Smyth: Grandson of Thomas Smyth and Ann O’Reilly; cousin of Horace Smyth.
Herbert Arthur Waite: Son of Jessie Ann McInnes and John Thomas Waite; nephew of Margaret Mary McInnes (Maree’s paternal great-grandmother).
Basil Sydney Wardell: Son of Basil Walter Wardell and Florence May Walton; cousin of Ruby McGarvey, grandmother of Anthony Woods.
Montague Oliver Wardell: Son of Montague Oliver Wardell and Margaret Daley; cousin of Ruby McGarvey, grandmother of Anthony Woods.
Sydney William Wardell: Son of Montague Oliver Wardell and Margaret Daley; cousin of Ruby McGarvey, grandmother of Anthony Woods.
Donald James Hunter Woods: Father of Anthony Woods and father-in-law of Maree Woods
Summary by Family:
8 Cleary’s
14 Dopper’s
5 Falk’s
23 Flinn’s
34 Hore’s
7 McDonnell’s
19 McInnes’
7 Smyth’s
12 Woods’
129 Total
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